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Chart detailing potential speed increases from various modifications to a large 100hp touring car.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 69\4\  scan0364
Date  24th November 1927 guessed
  
POSSIBILITIES OF
TRUE FOR A LARGE CAR WITH 100 HP ENGINE AND NORMAL SPEED TOURING CAR 75 M.P.H.

ALTERATION TO CAR | INCREASE IN SPEED M.P.H.
--- | ---
REMOVING FRONT WINGS COMPLETELY | 6 M.P.H.
INCREASING B.H.P. OF CAR BY 25 HP ON SPORTS BODY | 3.5 M.P.H.
CAREFULLY DESIGNED FLARED WINGS | 3 M.P.H.
FITTING STREAMLINE(Experimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.E) TAIL | 2.5 M.P.H.
GENERAL BODY DESIGN NO RUNNING BOARDS, VSCREEN, WHEELS IN TAIL ETC. | 2.5 M.P.H.
INCREASING AXLE RATIO 7% | 2 M.P.H.
COMPLETE UNDERSHIELD | 1 M.P.H.
BONNET VENTILATION | 1 M.P.H.
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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